Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891 Subscription Rates
Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription rates for mail in advance with weekly carrier options. The note lists contact via The Post Publishing Co and references Bridgeport Conn circulation standards and Associated Press affiliation.
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Editorial Notes on Society and Politics Literary Snippets
A jumble of editorial quips and social observations critique modern politics, wealth, and culture. The piece lampoons neutrality, American debt, and public manners while noting media influence and the persisting gap between elites and common life. It closes with a prompt to correct a misquoted line about replacing faulty goods.
Sentence Sermons Prejudice Chains Virtue and Mercy
Prejudice is described as the devil s masterprise of passion that robs the heart of spirit and ties the hands that would work in mercy. It blinds eyes that would see virtue and stops ears that would hear praise while poisoning the tongue that would creak goodwill and trips the feet.
Weather forecast for Northern New England and New York
The Telegram Middlebrook Almanac reports snow and warmer trends for Tuesday and Wednesday across Northern New England and Eastern New York. Rain or snow expected in southern New England and mid Atlantic coast with overcast skies and strong northeast winds at times.
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Political Pointers Highlight Open Questions and Local Probes
Week end party leader conferences produced no decisions on policy with John T King present. City Dispensary probe was endorsed, aiding impartial findings. Ousted Twelfth district Democrats meet at 608 Union Ave to seek reinstatement. Senate committees add influence for Hiram Bingham, James W Wadsworth, and Thomas Streling. Massachusetts governors long terms contrast with Connecticut, few one year terms in early history.
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Pledges Urge Safer Streets From New York Drivers
The Police Department circulates pledges to drivers judges police patrols and officials urging adherence to traffic laws caution toward pedestrians and accountability for drunkenness and carelessness. It proposes signatures from motorists police and officials to reduce accidents and misuse of vehicles and to enforce penalties.
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Capper's Loaf Bread Standard Debate
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas argues for a 16 ounce loaf standard to curb short weight bread. He claims Americans lose millions yearly. he cites Europe’s cheaper bread as a basis, omitting European ingredient and handling differences. Critics view his reasoning as naive and question market effects.
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Capper on bread loaf size and consumer choice
The article defends Capper's stance on loaf weights arguing a 16 or 24 ounce standard would force uniform pricing. It notes the baking industry is highly competitive with no single monopoly and warns his bill could push consumers to buy larger, costlier loaves, benefiting wheat interests.
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Sixty-Six Hosiery Shades Set by Industry Panels
The Textile Color Card Association and the National Association of Hosiery and Underwear Manufacturers announced sixty six standard hosiery colors. The palette includes nine browns ten grays ten nude beige fawn shades six in the brush biscuit and tortoise group ten sports colors and fifteen named for evening wear. The move aims to guide fashion nationwide and follows a beach censorship episode in Miami.
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No Honor Among Thieves Defeats New York Jewelers Scheme
New York jewelers and two accomplices plotted a fake morning robbery to defraud creditors. The plan collapsed as the conspirators double-crossed each other, exposing the scheme and leading to arrests. The case demonstrates that no honor among thieves, though not universal, often brings crooks to justice.
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Senate votes split as Stock and Bursum oppose Brackett
In Washington the Senate divisions feature Democrat Stock of Iowa opposing Brockhart, with La Follette backing Brackett, while Republican Bursum of New Mexico contends against Brackett, a Democrat, signaling a partisan split over the Brackett contest.
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Conservative England Faces League Issue
British policy toward the League of Nations shows steadfast pro League sentiment despite Egypt and Geneva Protocol actions. The Conservative government, under Churchill’s influence, weighs imperial prerogatives, registration of the Irish treaty, and abstains from broad arbitration, aiming to protect empire while supporting League cooperation.
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National Intelligencer reports theatre riot aftermath 1825
The National Intelligencer notes that most rioters were strangers to Washington, measures were taken to punish the principal aggressors, and thanks are sent to Congress and citizens who supported responders. It mentions radio services are good but laments the absence of Deacon Brown's nickel in the collection plate.
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Fun Shop Laugh Lines Tomorrow Seeing Jokes
Instructional notes from Fun Shop emphasize tight jokes with a clear punchline. It stresses short prose or question and answer formats, urging humor that delivers immediate laughs without excess wording.
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In Love and Laughter From The Fun Shop Hours
A Bridgeport Telegram plea for humorous epigrams poems and anecdotes with playful verses and jokes. It notes contributors should send original unpublished material to Fun Shop Headquarters and offers pay rates for prose and poetry. The piece highlights breezy wordplay and light verse for readers.
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Mellon and Tax Reduction Debate in 1928 Column
Secretary Mellon argues high taxes push evasion and curb incomes of the wealthy. He cites 1916 and 1922 top rates, urges taxation to fund government, not punish success, and criticizes tax exemptions and gift tax as impractical. A column closing with medical Q and A notes and doctor contact.
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Wrong Eating By Royal Ss C
A reader discussions on anatomy and digestion. The liver and common duct are described, noting bile production, the gall bladder, and how overeating or alcohol can cause illness. Advice covers jaundice risks, gall bladder issues, and cautions about diet and exercise. Panels include reader questions on hair turning gray, height exercises, orange juice benefits, eyeliner thickness, teen eyes, and blind bletta causes.
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Mercy and the Hangman in a Britain Fall
A prisoner awaits execution as public sentiment pleads for mercy. Petitions, pamphlets, and sermons urge clemency while authorities stay silent. The piece questions the cruelty and permanence of capital punishment amid public outcry.
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The Beholder's Eye in Ancient Love and Forgetfulness
Grandpa sees only the youth of his bride not her aging self. The poem contrasts memory with aging and hints at societal neglect. It ends with a stray line about law-breakers and a muddled finish.
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